Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
But climate change is also a bit like the race to put a man on the moon, where the Americans and Soviets competed, with the full force of their governments and scientific-industrial bases, to achieve something for the sake of their own glory and power.
KNX In Depth's Rob Archer and Chris Sedens discuss a drone attack in Syria that killed a U.S. contractor and hurt five American troops and another person. With us is Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former State Department Middle East analyst.
Beijing’s fundamental interests preclude it from joining sanctions against Moscow. For China, Russia remains a unique source of resources and experience that would be costly and painful to acquire independently.
As the United States slowly disengages from the Middle East and Europe faces internal challenges, a new actor is quietly exerting greater influence across North Africa: China.
The outcome of Russia’s war on Ukraine will determine who sets the political and economic rules for the coming decades. At stake is the rules-based international order.
Biden has signaled he would sign the repeal of the Iraq AUMFs. The war on terror should be next.
The United States and its European allies are still grappling with the consequences of their invasion of Iraq. As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, it is time to understand the lessons from 2003.
Despite Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Xi continues to embrace a self-interested partnership with Russia.
Beijing’s success will depend on the policies of regional actors—particularly Iran.
Unless lessons from the Iraq War are fully understood and retained, the United States runs the risk of blundering again. This should be concerning, because the tragedy of Iraq would pale in comparison to an ill-conceived war in today’s era of great power competition.